Bush Fire at Jenolan Caves
JENOLAN CAVES, Friday. -- On Tuesday night a bush fire started about a mile distant from the grand archway on the eastern side. In a few minutes the whole of the side of the mountain…
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Fire Brigade Contributions
A circular from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board is being forwarded to all the suburban councils interested, notifying that an increase in the annual contributions made to the board by suburban councils has been…
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MURRUMBURRAH, Friday. -- A fire broke out here at 1 a.m. this morning completely destroying a building known as the Old Shamrock Hotel, which belonged to Mrs. Confoy, of Whilton. The…
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About 12.15 p.m. yesterday afternoon the Burwood Volunteer Fire Brigade received & call for a fire at Wharf-road, Concord. On arrival it was found that the grass on tbe premises of [?]…
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The first annual meeting of the Hurstville branch of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was held at the local fire station on Thursday night. There was a full attendance of the members. The…
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Owing to the opening of the new fire station at Parramatta it has been deemed unnecessary to have a second station in the town, and as a consequence No. 2 brigade has been disbanded…
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The German Social Democratic party is holding its annual conference at Stuttgart, reports a London exchange. At the first meeting, on October 3, 4000 persona were…
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China papers by the steamer Airlie give particulars of two large fires at Shanghai. Messrs. Hall and Holtz' store was totally destroyed. The office of the Shanghai "Mercury" was also burnt…
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The annual mooting of Hurstville Fire Brigade was hold at the station on Thursday evening. Mr. Thomas Wallace presided. The annual report wag of a very encouraging nature, and congratulated the brigade on the success of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big City Fire. Early Morning Blaze. Immense Destruction. Large Warehouse Gutted. Brigades Work Pluckily. Flames Kept Within Bounds. Damage About £25,000
Shortly before the break of day this morning, the wild clanging of firebells heralded the outbreak of the dreaded destroying element, and a few minutes later the brigades were engaged in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Second Edition. Another Big Sydney Blaze. Discovered in Kent-street, an Early Morning Call
Within the past few months Sydney has been afflicted with a recurrence of "big" fires. Another outbreak of such dimensions as to Justify its classification in the same category was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. Big Fire in the City. John Connell and Co's Premises Ablaze. the Building Gutted
At about 20 minutes to 4 this morning a fire was discovered on premises occupied by John Connell and Co., Limited, situated at 365 and 367 Kent-street, near King-street…
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An outbreak of fire, very disastrous in its results, was discovered at an early hour this morning in the warehouse of Messrs. John Connell and Co., 355 and 357 Kent-street, near…
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Destructive bush fires are raging in several country districts, and much damage has been done. The township of Buninyong had a narrow escape from being surrounded by fire, but the…
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Since the new year bush fires have been burning more or less fiercely at Narrabeen, within a short distance of Manly. The fires broke out in five or six different places, aud as they appeared almost…
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GUNDAGAI, Tuesday.—A large fire broke out yesterday morning, and burnt about 1500 acres of splendidly grassed country and a large quantity of fencing. In consequence of the strong breeze…
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A scorching northerly wind set in with daybreak. At breakfast time 85' in the shade was recorded, and this rose to 102-3 in the shade at about 2 o'clock. Soon afterwards a…
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BRAIDWOOD. Monday.—A fire broke out on the premises occupied by Shewan Aueb, a Syrian storekeeper, about half-past 12 o'clock on Sunday morning. The building was a weatherboard one,…
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BRAIDWOOD, Monday.--A destructive fire broke out early yesterday morning causing the entire loss of Shewan Aneb's store premises, and a heavy stock of drapery and oilmen's goods…
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GOULBURN, Monday.--Late on Saturday night a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Addison street, the property of Mr. Murphy, but occupied by Mr. Egan, was completely destroyed by fire…
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